This is an analysis of the poem Overdue that begins with:

Appeasing to your comforts...
Is not my wish at all....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbcaXXXbccbbdXdXcdad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100110 011111 10100101010 0011111 0100100 1101001 1111101001 00110011 110011010 00010 010111 01011101 010010101 011110101101 0100101111 010011 1001 01011010 11001 001010101 110010100 0101111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 684
  • Average number of words per stanza: 117
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Overdue;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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